The Seven-Awards-in-One Award

THE SEVEN-AWARDS-IN-ONE AWARD
Thank you (again!) to Irene at irenewaters19.com for my fifth nomination … this time, for the Seven Awards-in-One Award. Irene hails from Australia, a land that’s known around the world for its friendly inhabitants, possesses an incredibly diverse and beautiful range of fauna and flora, and is blessed with natural wonders on an eye-poppingly massive scale. I always set aside a bit of time to read her stories (which can often take me down memory lane, too!)

Happy 2-Year Anniversary Trophy from WordPress

WordPress 2-Year Anniversary Award

Not for the lack of anything to write today, and apropos of nothing at all, but just a few minutes ago, I was given this notification today by WordPress: “Happy Anniversary! <insert icon here> You registered on WordPress.com 2 years ago! Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging!”

This little pick-me-up comes on the heels of a rather slow start to the year, not for likes, but in terms of actual blog visits (for which I hold the much-loathed WordPress Reader accountable, as opposed to my ability to generate interesting content). 🙂

What happened to my 1st-Year Anniversary Wish Award from WordPress? It’s AWJ (Absent With Justification), in all probability because I neglected to maintain my newly launched blog after the first few months of 2012, effectively making it the equivalent of a New Year’s Resolution.

The Shaun’y Award for Blogging Excellence

My first blogger award! Sorry, this was actually done out of order. Apologies for the Star Wars method of releasing these posts :). Fellow blogger Nina at ninamishkin.com has kindly nominated me for the Shaun’y Award for Blogging Excellence — thank you, Nina. Recognition is such a humbling thing, especially when it comes from your peers.

To be eligible for the Shaun’y Award, your blog must show love, be yourself, don’t be others, don’t gossip, and then be shared by nominating ten other bloggers who demonstrate the same qualities. Here are